Expansion of seasonal influenza vaccination in the Americas

• Main Authors: Ruiz-Matus Cuauhtémoc (Author), Danovaro-Holliday M Carolina (Author), Kurtis Hannah J (Author), Ropero-Álvarez Alba (Author), Andrus Jon K (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Seasonal influenza is a viral disease whose annual epidemics are estimated to cause three to five million cases of severe illness and 250,000 to 500,000 deaths worldwide. Vaccination is the main strategy for primary prevention.</p...